"Humour is human. Why? Well, because the Philosopher, Aristotle, says so."

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Source : Simon Critchley (2011). “On Humour”, p.34, Routledge

Simon Critchley

#Philosopher Quotes #Humour Quotes #Wells Quotes

“Cut brambles long enough, Sprout after sprout, And the lotus will bloom Of its own accord: Already waiting in the clearing, The single image of light. The day you see this, That day you will become it.”
“Every story I read about Google is about us vs some other company, or something else, and I really don't find that interesting. We should be building great things that don't exist. Being negative is not how we make progress.”
“He who thinks that macrobiotic living is merely a cure for physical ailments, however, can never rea be helped. It is not a new medicine to stop pain or suffering, but rather a teaching that goes to the source of pain and eradicates it.”

Source : "Essential Ohsawa: From Food to Health, Happiness to Freedom - Understanding the Basics of Macrobiotics". Book edited by Carl Ferré and Herman Aihara, p. 81, 1994.
“Nature taking its course - hunter and prey, the endless circle of life and death.”
“It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.”
“In summer the empire of insects spreads.”

Source : "In Valleys" by Adam Zagajewski, www.newyorker.com. May 2, 2011.
“Jesus Christ was God's revenue officer.”
“Brian Turner has given us not so much a memoir as a mediation, rendered with grace and wit and wisdom. If you want to know what modern soldiers see when they look at their world, read this book.”

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